Red House Children's Book Award 2010

The shortlists for the 2010 Red House Children's Book Award have just been announced:

Older Readers
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Available from Library)
Ausländer by Paul Dowswell (Available from Library)
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur (Available from Library)

Younger Readers
Angel Cake by Cathy Cassidy (Available from Library)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney (Available from Library)
Mondays are Murder by Tanya Landman

Younger Children
A Very Strange Creature by Ronda Armitage & Layn Marlow
Crunch Munch Dinosaur Lunch! by Paul Bright & Mike Terry
The Baby Dragon-Tamer by Jan Fearnley
Bottoms Up! by Jeanne Willis & Adam Stower

My favourite would have to be The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - a fantastic futuristic thriller. Vote for your favourite at http://www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk/vote-now.asp

Percy Jackson Film

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - film of the book released on February 12th:

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends, and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea...

Book of the Week

Splendor by Anna Godbersen

Eagerly awaited finale to The Luxe series.
It's a brand-new year and in this dramatic conclusion to the Luxe saga, the future of Manhattan's favourite socialites is looking decidedly different from the ones they had imagined for themselves. With old ties being broken and new ones formed, every decision comes at cost. And who knows who can afford it . . .